WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: After hearing from New Hampshire businesses about delays in receiving the Employee Retention Tax Credit, U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chair of the Finance Committee, are pushing the IRS and the Treasury Department to get this relief out the door as soon as possible, as well as ensure that businesses don't pay more in up-front taxe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Following bipartisan efforts led by Senator Maggie Hassan, major fast food restaurants -- including Burger King, Chik-Fil-A, and Starbucks - announced that they would phase out PFAS chemicals from their food packaging. Last November, Senator Hassan introduced bipartisan legislation to ban toxic PFAS chemicals - also known as 'forever chemicals' - in food wrappers and packaging. PFAS chemicals are oft more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) issued the following statements in response to the Department of Energy's announcement that the administration is seeking a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit feedback from stakeholders and to inform implementation of a Shaheen-Portman provision included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which will provide $225 mill more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: New Hampshire mental health groups applauded Senator Hassan's bipartisan bill, which President Biden recently signed into law, to strengthen mental health resources for young people and help prevent youth suicide. The bipartisan STANDUP Act comes as students across New Hampshire have reached out to Senator Hassan about the urgent need to address mental health challenges and expand access to resources more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) hosted a virtual roundtable to hear from constituents her office has assisted and to highlight the support that is available to Granite Staters in the Second Congressional District. During the conversation, Rep. Kuster spoke with Alexis Fridlund-Vins of Hanover who received assistance navigating U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on behalf of more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 12 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) met with National Alliance on Mental Illness NH Chapter (NAMI NH) leadership and staff to highlight the $380,000 in federal funding she secured in the 2022 government funding package for NAMI NH's Connect Suicide Prevention Program to increase capacity and expand awareness of suicide prevention across NH. During the discussion, Rep. Kuster heard from advoca more PR

LEBANON, New Hampshire, April 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) visited the Mechanic Street Sidewalk Project in Lebanon with town leaders and discussed the $290,250 in federal funding she secured to make this construction possible. The resources Rep. Kuster secured in the 2022 government spending package will be used to construct a pedestrian sidewalk on Mechanic Street. Currently, this section of road is heavily trafficked by b more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) visited the Hanover Multi-Use Path with town officials and discussed the $350,000 she secured for the project in the government funding package recently signed into law. These federal dollars will be used to increase transportation options and improve public safety for children, families, and seniors by connecting a busy elementary school and nursery school to other more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen, along with Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, announced $338,302 to New Hampshire to help the state stand up its Suicide Prevention Hotline and related services, which is projected to launch this July. Senators Hassan and Shaheen worked with their colleagues to establish  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Albany International and Albany Engineered Composites leadership to tour their facility and hold a town hall with their employees. Pappas secured funding for defense initiatives in the FY 22 omnibus package. "I appreciated the chance to tour Albany Engineered Composites, see the advanced manufacturing being done right here in our district, and host a town hall  more PR

LEBANON, New Hampshire, April 15 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Shaheen and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) met with board members of Families Flourish Northeast and hospital administrators at the Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital to discuss $500,000 the lawmakers secured through the government funding package. This award will help Families Flourish Northeast establish a residential substance use treatment program for pregnant and parenting wo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 11, 2022: The Conservation Fund and the New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands announced today the completion of a multi-year effort to protect 6,395 acres of forestland and aquatic resources within the Beebe River watershed in central New Hampshire. Sharing a 6.5-mile boundary with White Mountain National Forest (WMNF), the newly conserved contiguous land will remain privately owned and more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, is calling for a crackdown on Russian ships that are illegally evading U.S. sanctions. "The United States has led our allies around the world in imposing unprecedented economic sanctions on Vladimir Putin and his cronies for Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine," Senator Hassan wrote in a letter to Depar more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Angus King (I-ME), and Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) led a bicameral, bipartisan group of colleagues including Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) in urging seven major manufacturers of naloxone - the opioid overdose reversal medication - to apply for over-the-counter (OTC) status for their  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recently joined a bipartisan group of Senators in recently introducing legislation to help police, fire, emergency medical and 911 personnel cope with the stresses of responding to crisis situations. The bipartisan Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2022 would develop mental health programs for America's first responders who often face long-term effects from pro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan led her colleagues in calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand eligibility for the Head Start Program to help ensure that more families in New Hampshire and across the country can access affordable, high-quality child care and preschool services. Along with Senator Hassan, the letter was signed by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan led a group of her colleagues in introducing legislation to crack down on Big Oil by requiring the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate whether companies are manipulating prices on oil and gas and driving up costs for consumers. The bill requires the FTC to report back to Congress with their findings. The Oversight to Lower Oil Prices Act is cosponsored by Senators more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen, along with Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, announced $338,302 to New Hampshire to help the state stand up its Suicide Prevention Hotline and related services, which is projected to launch this July. Senators Hassan and Shaheen worked with their colleagues to establi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following commentary to the Caledonian Record: * * * In case you missed it, Caledonian Record published an op-ed by U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan that highlights how her bill, which was recently signed into law, will strengthen the Postal Service. In this piece, Senator Hassan discusses the importance of the Postal Service and how the law will support USPS financial stability, transparency, and mail delivery. "As the only de more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) took her third trip to the southern border this week as a senior member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee and spoke with border agents about supporting their mission amid a steep increase in attempted border crossings. "On my third trip down to the border as a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, I heard from border agents about the urgent need  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Tina Smith (D-MN) in a bicameral letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to address the ongoing child care crisis and realize his vision for a better America by investing in the child care sector. The lawmakers called for urgent passage of President Biden's plan to reduce child care costs for families, exp more PR

BERLIN, New Hampshire, April 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 13, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today visited the Coos County Family Health Services (CCFHS) dental clinic on the heels of her successful effort to secure $1.5 million through the government funding package to renovate a building in downtown Berlin to expand their safety net dental clinic. Shaheen toured the current clinic and participated in a roundtable discussion w more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 14, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited Keene State College (KSC) today following her successful effort to secure $1 million through the government funding package for KSC to bolster training for child care workers, including training and professional development for current workers. The Monadnock United Way will partner with KSC on this project to improve retention of employees more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, April 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) visited Catholic Medical Center (CMC) in Manchester to congratulate CMC and Saint Anselm College on their Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award. As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Shaheen fought to secure $2 million for CMC and Saint Anselm College to renovate a 13,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art health care simulation la more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) - Co-Chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus - unveiled new bipartisan policy priorities today with House Diabetes Caucus Co-Chairs Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Tom Reed (NY-23) to lower skyrocketing insulin costs. Senator Shaheen and Senator Collins also invited their Senate colleagues to provide input as the members finalize their legislation. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - a senior member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees - sent a letter with U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) to President Joe Biden, urging him to appoint a Ukraine Security Assistance Coordinator. In light of the ongoing fighting in Ukraine as the United States continues to send an historic amoun more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, along with Representatives Annie Kuster and Chris Pappas, announced $338,302 to New Hampshire to help the state stand up its Suicide Prevention Hotline and related services, which is projected to launch this July. Senators Shaheen and Hassan worked with their colleag more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Supporting Service Members During Their Transition To Civilian Life" at 10 a.m. on April 21, 2022, at New Hampshire Institute of Politics, Auditorium, Saint Anselm College, Manchester: WITNESS LIST * Ryan Lilly, Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network 1, VA New England Healthcare System * Kevin Forrest, Director, VA Manchester Medical Center * Amy Cook, Administrator, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the agency to prioritize diversifying the United States' fuel supply by using tools like the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which would improve the nation's energy security and ease the burden of rising energy prices facing Granite Staters, Mainers an more PR